2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season

Queensland Roar took part in the 2006–07 A-League competition, hoping to improve on their performance in the previous domestic season, which saw them finish in sixth position at the end of the A-League competition.

Queensland Roar FC
2006–07 season
ChairmanJohn Ribot
Manager see Coaches
Miron Bleiberg
Frank Farina
A-League5th
Pre-Season Cup7th
Top goalscorerDario Vidosic – 5 Goals
Highest home attendance32,371 v Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance10,040 v Newcastle Jets
Average home league attendance16,465

Transfers

In
Player Details
Liam Reddyfrom Newcastle Jets
Marcus Wedaufrom VfL Osnabrück
Andrew Packerfrom Sydney FC
Ante Milicicfrom Newcastle Jets
Simon Lynchfrom Dundee
Sasa Ognenovskifrom Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues
Dario Vidosicfrom Queensland Lions
Steve Fitzsimmonsfrom New Zealand Knights
Robbie Krusefrom Queensland Academy of Sport
Damian Morifrom Central Coast Mariners
Chris Grossmanfrom Queensland Academy of Sport

Out
Player Details
Alex Brosqueto Sydney FC
Jonti Richterto New Zealand Knights
Scott Higginsto Falkirk
Todd GavaReleased
Michael Bairdto FC Universitatea Craiova
Royce Brownlieto Swindon Town
Tyler Simpsonto Perth Glory
Reece TollenaereReleased
Warren Moonto Queen of the South
David Williamsto Brøndby
Tim Smitsto New Zealand Knights

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Tom Willis
2 MF  AUS Andrew Packer
3 DF   SUI Remo Buess
4 DF  AUS Chad Gibson (captain)
5 DF  AUS Josh McCloughlan
6 DF  SCO Stuart McLaren
7 MF  GER Marcus Wedau
8 MF  AUS Massimo Murdocca
9 FW  SCO Simon Lynch
10 FW  BRA Reinaldo Elias da Costa
11 FW  AUS Ante Milicic
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  CHN Zhang Yuning
13 MF  AUS Spase Dilevski
14 DF  AUS Ben Griffin
15 MF  AUS Matt McKay
16 MF  KOR Hyuk-Su Seo
17 FW  AUS Damian Mori
18 MF  AUS Dario Vidosic
19 DF  AUS Sasa Ognenovski
20 GK  AUS Liam Reddy
21 MF  AUS Steve Fitzsimmons
27 MF  AUS Chris Grossman
See also: List of Queensland Roar FC players

Injuries & replacements

Suspensions

Coaches

Coach Miron Bleiberg resigned after the Round 12 loss to Adelaide United. Frank Farina became coach on 16 November 2006.[1]

Pre-Season cup

Summary
RoundDateHome TeamScoreAway TeamCrowd
1 15 July 2006Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC7,132
2 22 July 2006Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights3,347
3 29 July 2006Newcastle Jets0–0Queensland Roar2,822
4 6 August 2006Queensland Roar0–0Central Coast4,571
Playoff 11 August 2006Melbourne Victory (PEN)(4) 1–1 (2)Queensland Roar2,117
Final 18 August 2006New Zealand Knights1–2Queensland RoarUnknown

Group stage
Main article: 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup § Group B

2006> A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates15 July – 19 August 2006
Teams8
Defending championsCentral Coast Mariners
ChampionsAdelaide United (1st title)
Runners-upCentral Coast Mariners
Third placeSydney FC
Fourth placeNewcastle Jets
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Attendance112,254 (4,677 per match)
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup was a series in the Australian A-League football competition held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the main season. The opening round was 15 July 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).

The Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.[2]

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 42205208Advance to semifinals
2 Adelaide United 42202008
3 Melbourne Victory 41125726
4 Perth Glory 40312303
Central Coast Mariners2–1Perth Glory
Petrie  7'
Kwasnik  8'		 Bertos  62'
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: James Lewis
Melbourne Victory0–1Adelaide United
Veart  65'
Attendance: 6,834
Central Coast Mariners0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Simon Przydacz
Perth Glory1–1Melbourne Victory
Young  59' Allsopp  51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Angelo Nardi
Melbourne Victory1–3Central Coast Mariners
Thompson  4' Kwasnik  35'
O'Grady  63'
Spencer  77'
Attendance: 6,593
Referee: Craig Zetter
Perth Glory0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 3,038
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 431072212Advance to semifinals
2 Newcastle Jets 40224613
3 New Zealand Knights 40312303[A]
4 Queensland Roar 40312303[A]
  • ^
    Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).
    • Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC
    Smits  31'
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    New Zealand Knights1–1Newcastle Jets
    Richter  39' Bridge  57'
    Attendance: 804
    Referee: Neil Fox
    Sydney FC2–1Newcastle Jets
    Topor-Stanley  2'
    Middleby  25'    		 McFlynn  68' (o.g.)
    Attendance: 7,226
    Referee: Ben Williams
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski  8' Rodrigues  24'
    Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    New Zealand Knights0–0Sydney FC
    Attendance: 3,121
    Referee: Peter O'Leary
    Newcastle Jets0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Bonus round
    Adelaide United1–0New Zealand Knights
    Veart  19' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 12,006
    Referee: Craig Zetter
    Newcastle Jets2–3Melbourne Victory
    North  17'
    Carle  65' (pen.)    		 Report Thompson  4'
    Muscat  62' (pen.)
    Allsopp  84'
    Scully Park, Tamworth
    Attendance: 3,126
    Queensland Roar0–0Central Coast Mariners
    Report
    Attendance: 4,571
    Referee: Peter Green
    Sydney FC3–0Perth Glory
    Brosque  26', 27'
    Petrovski  57'    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,634

    Knockout stage

    Bracket
      Playoffs Finals
                     
                  Grand final  
      A1 Central Coast Mariners 2     Central Coast Mariners 1 (4)
      B2 Newcastle Jets 1     Adelaide United (pen.) 1 (5)
                     
                  Third place playoff  
      A2 Adelaide United 2     Sydney FC 2
      B1 Sydney FC 1     Newcastle Jets 0
                     
                  Fifth place playoff  
      A3 Melbourne Victory (pen.) 0 (4)     Melbourne Victory 1
      B4 Queensland Roar 0 (2)     Perth Glory 0
                     
                  Seventh place playoff  
      A4 New Zealand Knights 0     New Zealand Knights 1
      B3 Perth Glory 1     Queensland Roar 2

    Playoffs
    New Zealand Knights0–1Perth Glory
    Young  87'
    Attendance: 1,104
    Sydney FC1–2Adelaide United
    Carney  43' Dodd  16'
    Rees  90'
    Attendance: 4,210
    Central Coast Mariners2–1 (a.e.t.)Newcastle Jets
    Petrie  52' (pen.)
    O'Grady  96'    		 Coveny  25'
    Attendance: 7,567

    Seventh place play-off

    Fifth place play-off
    Melbourne Victory1–0Perth Glory
    Allsopp  84'
    Attendance: 2,215

    Third place play-off
    Sydney FC2–0Newcastle Jets
    Petrovski  40'
    Rudan  68'
    Attendance: 5,326
    Referee: Strebe Delovski (Australia)

    Final
    Central Coast Mariners1–1 (a.e.t.)Adelaide United
    Gumprecht  77' Veart  7'
    Penalties
    		 4–5
    Attendance: 10,463
    Referee: Simon Przydacz (Australia)

    Attendances
    Round Games Average Highest Lowest Total
    Pre-Season Group Stage 164,95412,00680479,252
    Pre-Season Finals 74,71510,4631,10433,002
    Totals[3] 234,88112,006804112,254

    Top goalscorers

    3 goals:

    2 goals:

    1 goal:

    References
    1. Frank Farina link
    2. "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
    3. "Totals" regarding attendances for Pre-Season Cup, including highest and lowest crowds, are excluding the unknown figure for 7th Place Playoff match.
    Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC
    Smits  31'
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski  8' Rodrigues  24'
    Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    Newcastle Jets0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Playoffs
    Seventh place playoff

    2006–07 A-League Season

    Summary
    RoundDateResultHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueCrowdLadder
    1 26 August 2006WinQueensland Roar3–0Perth GlorySuncorp Stadium (N)20,6061st
    2 1 September 2006WinNewcastle Jets2–3Queensland RoarEnergyAustralia Stadium (N)7,2761st
    3 9 September 2006DrawCentral Coast Mariners0–0Queensland RoarCentral Coast Stadium (N)4,6442nd
    4 15 September 2006WinQueensland Roar5–0New Zealand KnightsSuncorp Stadium (N)15,5172nd
    5 22 September 2006DrawQueensland Roar1–1Adelaide UnitedSuncorp Stadium (N)16,1432nd
    6 1 October 2006LossMelbourne Victory4–1Queensland RoarTelstra Dome (T)25,9212nd
    7 8 October 2006DrawSydney FC1–1Queensland RoarAussie Stadium17,2742nd
    8 15 October 2006WinPerth Glory1–2Queensland RoarMembers Equity Stadium (T)9,9782nd
    9 22 October 2006LossQueensland Roar0–1Newcastle JetsSuncorp Stadium (T)16,0613rd
    10 28 October 2006DrawQueensland Roar1–1Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium (N)13,7272nd
    11 5 November 2006LossNew Zealand Knights1–0Queensland RoarNorth Harbour Stadium2,6003rd
    12 11 November 2006LossQueensland Roar0–1Adelaide UnitedSuncorp Stadium (N)14,1544th
    13 17 November 2006LossQueensland Roar0–2Melbourne VictorySuncorp Stadium (N)14,7974th
    14 24 November 2006LossSydney FC3–0Queensland RoarAussie Stadium (N)12,7187th
    15 2 December 2006WinQueensland Roar1–0Perth GlorySuncorp Stadium (N)11,2376th
    16 7 December 2006LossQueensland Roar0–3Newcastle JetsSuncorp Stadium (N)10,0406th
    17 16 December 2006WinCentral Coast Mariners2–3Queensland RoarCentral Coast Stadium (N)7,1326th
    18 29 December 2006LossNew Zealand Knights3–1Queensland RoarNorth Harbour Stadium (N)1,9636th
    19 4 January 2007WinAdelaide United0–1Queensland RoarHindmarsh Stadium (N)10,4355th
    20 12 January 2006WinMelbourne Victory1–2Queensland RoarTelstra Dome (N)28,9374th
    21 20 January 2006DrawQueensland Roar1–1Sydney FCSuncorp Stadium (N)32,3715th

    KEY (N) = Night game (T) = Twilight game

    Table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45 Finals Series and 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage
    2 Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
    3 Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30 Finals Series
    4 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 −2 29
    6 Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 −4 24
    7 Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 −6 20
    8 New Zealand Knights[lower-alpha 2] 21 5 4 12 13 39 −26 19 Disbanded at end of season
    Source: ultimatealeague.com
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion.
    Notes:
    1. Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
    2. New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

    Goal scorers
    5 Goals
    Dario Vidosic
    4 Goals
    Ante Milicic
    Reinaldo
    3 Goals
    Simon Lynch
    Matt McKay
    2 Goals
    Damian Mori
    1 Goal
    Stuart McLaren
    Spase Dilevski
    Ben Griffin
    Own Goals
    Chad Gibson
    Josh McCloughlan
    Sasa Ognenovski
    Andrew Packer

    Clean sheets

    Liam Reddy – 6[1]

    Notes and references
    1. http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=playerstats&showdetailstatisticstype=7&seasonid=18

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